Two explosions near the grave of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Kerman, Iran, killed at least 73 people and injured up to 170, Iranian media reported on Wednesday.
Iranian officials said the explosion occurred during a ceremony marking the fourth anniversary of Soleimani's death.
Soleimani was killed in 2020 in a U.S. drone strike ordered by then-President Trump.
Iranian media quoted local officials as saying “the explosion was caused by a terrorist attack” without blaming any specific party. “Several gas cylinders exploded on the road leading to the cemetery.''
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Two explosions near the grave of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Kerman, Iran on Wednesday killed at least 20 people. (Pool/Iran Supreme Leader Press Room/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
The explosion occurred amid severe tensions between Iran, the United States, and Israel. Iranian proxy terrorist groups have attacked U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria more than 100 times since October, and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are disrupting trade in the Red Sea. Hezbollah, another Iranian-backed group, threatens Israel's northern border with drone attacks.
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Hamas official Saleh Alouri has been killed in an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, according to Hezbollah media. (Reuters)
Hezbollah media confirmed on Tuesday that a senior Hamas official was killed in a drone attack in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Israel did not claim responsibility for the attack, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government pointed to its “surgical” nature.
Israel did not claim responsibility for Tuesday's attack in Beirut, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government pointed to its “surgical” nature. (Abil Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
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Ambassador Mark Regev, an adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told MSNBC: “Israel is not responsible for this attack. But whoever did it, it should be clear that this was not an attack on the Lebanese state.” “This was not even an attack on the terrorist organization Hezbollah. Those who did this were conducting a surgical strike against the leadership of Hamas.”
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report
